Poorly described proprietary driver install after 2.6.24-20-generic kernel update
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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| jockey (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
I am not certain which of the packages was responsible for this, but they were all kernel related, there were no others in this group of updates.
My version info is:
Description: Ubuntu 8.04.1
Release: 8.04
Just after I rebooted after applying the latest kernel update on 07/25 (hardy) I now have this new proprietary driver showing up. It is listed in the proprietary drivers window as "w|" and the description just says:
"This driver is necessary to support the hardware, there is no free/open alternative.
If this driver is not enabled, the hardware will not function"
I had the "proposed" update box checked in my software sources, and have been informed that this is why I received this update.
The driver really should have something more than "w|" for a description. As it is, I have no way of knowing what this driver is for.
| Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote | #1 |
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